Ben Ferguson: “He made it clear when he was campaigning he was going to use…”

“All right, so Senator, tariffs have been something that the president, like many other presidents have used. The president used him in a very big way when he got reelected. And He made it clear when he was campaigning he was going to use tariffs for leverage. He was going to get better deals. He thought America was being taken advantage of. And he has been very successful in many of these tariffs.” (00:52–00:56)

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